My 20 mile run is to the res and back. I looped around it though yesterday for an extra 3 miles. I’m starting to run marathons for training. Please. Someone. Save me. From myself.
The cool thing about looping the res is I got onto the Boulder Backroads on the back-side. And those roads and the trail that connects back are hilly. It’s a good 3 miles to add to the workout.
The 50° weather was great for running, and apparently tolerable for the 3 rowers on the water. Boulder is slipping into winter. It feels good to get outside to enjoy it.
A Runner's Story 
Ed, you’ve got to help me here. Admittedly, I am a couple of years older than you, but it is inconceivable for me to run 23 miles. Or I could, once, but then I’d spend the rest of my few remaining years in a Barcalounger. What is your pace? Do you stop and take breaks? I am both trying to understand training for ultras and also trying to make myself feel less pathetic. I make a couple of 3-4 mile runs a week as training to improve my backpacking stride, but the knees, hips, and toe joints barely handle that, and I am not at all convinced that the product of the training is overall positive because of that. So, what’s the secret? This is amazing to me.
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Thanks. There are times I feel like all the wheels are falling off. But there are other times I could run all day. The secret is that I enjoy it.
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